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A MOTHERS LOVE.
No Love EQUALS a Mothers Affections

No Love Equals Mothers Affections
What Is purer, nobler and more worthy to
be remembered than a mothers gentle train
youth! When we were young and unable to
help ourselves our mothers did not hesitate TO
sacrifice their own happiness TO soothe our
childish wants and sorrows. When sickness
and sorrow laid us low our mothers woulo
place the balm Of healing on our cheek ana
ill our heart with cheerful glee. There is no
sorrow so heavy, no sickness so painful that q
kind mother cannot alleviate. Her very pres
lief and comfort than the sympathy OF all
mankind combined. Her affections are not
satisfied, her consolation Is not formal, her
sympathy not false, bht all pure and without
blemish. Our friends may sympathise with
us but they cannot have that true feeling like
Her as aond
er is the greatest blessing man eau have on
earth.
My mother is dead Yes, she sleeps the
sleep that knows no waking; How colo does
loving mother! How pure. how gentle were
her loving counsels when living but when
death lays its Icy hands on mothers heart
her admonitions are made donbly sacred.
Yes, her body now lies beneath the sod but
whose soul lives In heaven.
"She, storm.tossed once, is safe with Him,
Healed. comtorted, content, forgiven;
And while We count these heavy hours
Has been year, year In heaven.
A mothers devotion to her child is un-
bounded. II you 90 to the cell, even these
will that "qucen amongst women,' mother,
ness to comfort you. She would willing part
with the last penny TO make you happy. She
would plead before the Judge for your life.
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may be she would never give You up. Mean
as you treat her there is always forgiveness,
and If you were upon bed Of sickness that
Day by day would she watch at your bedside,
and night by night that same loving mother
would be near. --.'.
lowing TO show the trueness Of a nother's
love: "Oh woman, In your hour OF anguish
whom do you want with YOU? Mother.
YSag @ 1ou 1ou, Of Moe M5Hne tho Se
mother of Jesus could only have taken those
bleeding feet in her lapl II she might have
| taken the dying head on her bosom II she
Jesus; it will soon be over, and we will meet
again, and 1t will be oil WELL" But no, she
dared not come up 80 close. They would have
would have kick ed her down the hill. There
can be no alleviation at oil. Jesus must suf-
thought OF the time when with her boy in
the fight towards Egypt. I suppose she
thought Of his boyhood when he was the Joy I
Of her heart. I suppose she ~ thought Of the the
saking her or forgetting her, even In his last
moment, but turning TO John and saying
There Is mother, take her with you. She
old now She csDRot help hsrss n self Rp
ed. Be very tender and gentle with her.
hold thy mother She thought 1t all oy
and there is no memory like mothers m
| Don't te ashamed Of your mother, thf
her face may be wrinkled, her dress shi
her figure bent, her eyes dim, she is th
earth. Do all you can to comfort her.
boys mothers may dress finer, may ba
popular, but their mother cannot 10.
II You mistreat your mother when
living Son XilI regret u whe2.sie Is @ dea
| an Kind to her and loSSe no bpportnity OF
eomnrting her It wi VIII 5eS pleaEa,nt "a, tcemem. ne n
that time, you will rejoice eend tear Of Joy
will fill your eyes, and you Wall be gad when
the angel Of death shall beax your Dul away
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Fathers have been kinda to turn their
backs on children, brothe3land sisters have
deserted their wives, anffwiVes their hus-
bands. but show II yopban case where q
mother has ceased to lf2 her child. Alas!
how little do we apprssa,fy Bothers TENDER.
youth of all her anxio{s tenderness! But
when she is dead and zone, when the cares
and coldness OF the word come w1tner1ng 70
our hearts, when we experience how hard IT Is
to find true sympathyhow 1eW love us ior
ourselves, how few willbefriend us In misfor-
tune then 1t Is that snnk nf ." atbsq tas Gsnsr
ways felt.
II there is time wffn one feels like losing
the shoes from his fe|t, uncovering his head,
and dropping on his 3nees. and asking Gods
mercy and parlion, its when he approaches
mothers grave. HoRthe days Of youth come
floating through the hnlnd, and how vivid is
the remembrance o, mothers Kindness
On mothers grave! IT may be unnottced
BY strangers, but to oupheart how sacred!
"The words of sweetest meaning
To erring mUrtals oven
or purest, deepest ceiling 49,.
Are mother, honeand heaven! "-
The magic name q mother
Revives In everYheart
The feelings f1rs,ayakened .....4
On that dear pa,ents part; r..
And cold must ee the bosom,
Devoid of love End soul,
That is not moved to goodness
BY muther's mild control.
or these three words OF beauty
know nUt which Is best
Two speaks OF love and happiness;
And one d endless rest,
I feel that Heaven is dearest,
And yet cannot tell, e.
For Mother fills the heart with love,
And Home has charms as well;
Theulet these three united be,
Nor hall the tie be riven,.
For words Of thrilling melody
Are Mother, Home and Heaven"